30/10/2012
From Youth Policy Watch by European Youth Forum
The World Bank Links Jobs with Development
[Yearly, the World Bank publishes the World Development Report, which looks into a specific aspect of economic development. The focus of the recently published 2013 edition is jobs. Since around the world, most people who get out of poverty do so through jobs, the latest analysis of the international financial institution suggests that jobs are a cornerstone for inclusive growth and a driver for development.]
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European Social Fund out of money
[Past cuts in the 2012 budget of four billon euros have led to shortages today. At the beginning of October, Alain Lamassoure, Chair of the budget committee, announced that the European Social Fund is bankrupt.]
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26/10/2012
Today the study by European Youth Forum in cooperation with the University of Bath and GHK Consulting on “The impact of Non-Formal Education in Youth Organizations on Young people’s Employability” will be launched at the European Economic and Social Committee. You can find the study below and read the agenda here.
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“This research – says Peter Matjašič, President of the European Youth Forum – provides the long awaited evidence of the need for more political and financial investment in youth organisations to ensure that they can deliver quality Non-Formal Education, to more young people, thus providing more needed skills to more young people and ensuring a better access to the labour market”.
22/10/2012
Eurofound reports: 14 million young NEETs cost Europe €153bn a year
14 million young people, or 15% of the European Union’s youth, fall under the NEET category. In 2011 their disengagement led to an economic loss of €153 billion – 1,2 % of the total European GDP (an increase of almost 0.3% since 2007). Eurofound presents extensive research today in Cyprus at the conference on Employment Priorities organized by the Cyprus Presidency of the European Union.
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The economic crisis has severely damaged the employment prospects of the young generation, and employment among young people is now at the lowest level ever recorded by Eurostat. To better capture the extent of economic inactivity among the young, the concept of NEET – not in employment, education or training – has been developed. This report analyses the labour market situation of young people in Europe, with a specific focus on the NEET group. It examines the determinants of belonging to the NEET group, and measures the economic and social costs of NEETs. It also assesses how Member States through policies and interventions have sought to support young people to gain a foothold in the labour market. Read more in the complete report by Eurofound here .
An executive summary is also available.
You will find also an article on The Guardian.
17/10/2012
European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning – EUCIS-LLL
Communiqué prior to the European Education, Training and Youth Forum 2012: Civil Society has its say
Read the press release before the E&T Forum 2012 here
16/10/2012
From Youth Policy Watch by European Youth Forum (YFJ)
Putting the Issue of Social Exclusion on The Table
[On the 11th October, young representatives of different youth organisations gathered with policy makers, researchers, and spokepersons of social organisations for the roundtable on social inclusion. Worried about the social marginalisation of an increasing amount of young people, the European Youth Forum brought various stakeholders together at the European Parliament. The roundtable comes at a time when young people find it increasingly difficult to make a smooth transition from education to employment, leaving many of them stuck in-between.]
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11/10/2012
Commission launches strategy to boost creative growth and jobs
The European Commission adopts a strategy to unlock the full potential of the cultural and creative sectors to boost jobs and growth in the EU.
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8/10/2012
A Youth Guarantee for Europe
Today the European Youth Forum officially launched its new publication on a “Youth Guarantee for Europe”.
Find below the publication and the infographic
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For further reading …
Position Paper on Youth Guarantee by European Youth Forum
“Youth guarantees can boost Eurozone recovery” article by ILO
“Youth Employment in Europe: A Call for Change” publication
Welcome to WORKFORECAST.ORG !
Never before in recent history are so many young people facing such a brutal employment situation. The on-going financial crisis, and the inability or unwillingness of governments to restore jobs and growth, is having a particularly brutal impact on young people.
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The Entrepreneur Rollercoaster
European School of Entrepreneurship is on at the moment. Here’s some inspiration for those of you who are not at ESE ’12. Could you handle the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship?
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